DIY 'Hydro-dipping'.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Following on from the Bridget's 'can I paint my bike' thread, I thought I'd conduct a diy hydro dipping experiment ... pair of forks next I think

[GregMay]

:)

I had a friend who was convinced this was the next "thing" in car and bike part modding and invested into it heavily.

He now has a lot of stuff and few clients. It is quite cool though.

[Bearbonesnorm]

I had a friend who was convinced this was the next "thing" in car and bike part modding and invested into it heavily.

Luckily my monetary investment is zero and will hopefully remain thus

[johnnystorm]

:)

I had a friend who was convinced this was the next "thing" in car and bike part modding and invested into it heavily.

He now has a lot of stuff and few clients. It is quite cool though.

Camo/Realtree patterns on Air rifle stocks used to be big business.

[Borderer]

Nice. Looks good. Was it fiddly/tricky?

[Bearbonesnorm]

Was it fiddly/tricky?

Not really Bridget. I did some reading up, then in my usual style ignored pretty much everything I'd read and just had a go with what I had to hand.

People say:

You need to add Borax to the water - I didn't bother.
You must use enamel paint - this is acrylic.
Water must be around 78 degrees - mine just kind of felt about right.

However, I'm sure following the advised steps properly would result in a finish that requires less work after dipping. Ideally, I'm going to experiment a bit more with paints and find something that won't 'skin' as that tends to produce a rougher surface when you lift the parts from the tank (bucket). I'm wondering whether ink might produce decent results rather than paint ... we'll see.